Visual Basic 6.0

Connect and Log In to an FTP Server

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.Connect method, which connects to the server and authenticates in a single call. It takes no arguments and uses the Hostname, Port, Username, and Password properties.

Background: Connect is the one-call path that covers the whole handshake: it opens the TCP connection (through any configured proxy), negotiates TLS if enabled, reads the server greeting, and sends USER/PASS to log in. For most applications this is all that is needed. Use ConnectOnly plus LoginAfterConnectOnly instead when you need to do something between connecting and authenticating — such as inspecting the greeting or choosing credentials based on it.

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Dim success As Long
success = 0

'  Demonstrates the Ftp2.Connect method, which connects to the server and authenticates in one
'  call.  It takes no arguments and uses the Hostname, Port, Username, and Password properties.

Dim ftp As New ChilkatFtp2

'  The FTP server to connect to.  Port defaults to 21 for FTP.
ftp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com"
ftp.Port = 21

'  The login credentials.
ftp.Username = "myFtpLogin"

'  Normally you would not hard-code the password in source.  You should instead obtain it
'  from an interactive prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
ftp.Password = "myPassword"

'  Connect negotiates any configured proxy and TLS, receives the greeting, and logs in.
success = ftp.Connect()
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print ftp.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "Connected and logged in."

success = ftp.Disconnect()
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print ftp.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If